The Juan de Bolas River rises in
Saint Catherine,
Jamaica,
and flows through Saint Catherine and
Clarendon.
It is one of two rivers in Jamaica named after
Juan de Bolas, the first Chief of the
Jamaican Maroons.
Course
The river rises just east of
Juan de Bolas Mountain
Juan de Bolas Mountain in Saint Catherine, Jamaica (some sources say Clarendon) is named after Juan de Bolas, A Chief of a Group of Maroons who sided with the Spanish during the British Spanish war in Jamaica 1655. He was caught by the Britis ...
, at just under
from where it flows north, north-west, west and south-south-west to a confluence with the
Rio Minho.
Tributaries
Tributaries (source to confluence) include:
*Seven unnamed streams
*
Tingley Gulley
*
Pindars River
References
{{Geography of Jamaica
Rivers of Jamaica